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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1972
Page
2
U S air and naval forces dropped heavy bombs near Da Nang after a misfire killing at least 19 civilians and wounding 29. The incident occurred 244 miles west of Hoi An as jets supported South Vietnamese forces.
Des Moines AP reports Senator Lucas DeKoster and Representative Chorley Grassley were named to head the senate and house appropriations committees for the 1973 legislature. Governor-elect and Speaker-elect announce ranking members Ralph Potter and Joan Lipsky. Leaders emphasize early committee appointments to speed the budget process and reduce the session length.
India will release 340 Pakistani war prisoners captured on the western front this Friday at Wagah border post about 100 miles northwest of Delhi. Pakistan plans to return 617 Indian prisoners at Wagah while India continues to hold nearly 90,000 Pakistani prisoners including combatants and civilians surrendered in East Pakistan.
Heavy fighting broke out Tuesday along the Ulster Irish Republic border as the British army and IRA clashed. An explosion in Londonderry killed two youths and a policeman. another blast hit a police station at Belleek. The deaths push Northern Ireland violence toward 643 total.
Dr James J Stiles co chair Linn County Medical Society warns that several hard red measles cases have appeared in at least two Linn County schools. Authorities forecast up to 1000 cases without immunization action and plan inoculation across local Loreal schools with four health teams targeting children ages 1 to 12. The Linn County health department medical society and school officials coordinate through the Joint County system with a Wednesday vaccination schedule.
Secretary of Defense Laird said fewer than 10,000 draftees will be called in the next six months as selective service winds down and the military shifts to an all volunteer force. He noted no January draft calls and a shift of inductions from February to June, with unresolved recruiting for the guard and reserves.
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In Saigon North Vietnam refuses to withdraw its army from the South, trapping President Nixon in a standoff with South Vietnam and Hanoi. Thieu rejects a general pullout and insists on a clarified treaty language limiting a proposed council, while Kissinger and Haig seek a negotiated path amid Paris talks.
President Nixon announced nominations for the new second term cabinet. Caspar Weinberger, 52, will be secretary of health education and welfare after serving as director of the Office of Management and Budget since May 1970. Elliott Richardson and Ash also named for senior posts. all face Senate confirmation. Nixon seeks a broader OMB role and a fresh administration perspective.
Cedar Rapids prices stabilized in the three months ending mid October with the overall price index up 4.2 percent for the quarter. The Cedar Rapids index rose 4.2 percent, food costs increased modestly but fruit and vegetables fell seasonally. Housing costs declined slightly, apparel rose, and health and recreation costs edged up. Earnings rose about 6 percent in purchasing power over the year, aided by wage gains and inflation trends.
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